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Buying Lumber from a Local Sawmill
Woodworker’s Journal editor-in-chief Rob Johnstone visits a few of the sawmills in his neck of the woods to show a glimpse of the milling process and give you an idea of the quality of wood you can receive from these small businesses.
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Build a Slab-Topped Sofa Table Using Loose Tenon Joinery
Thick pieces of wood sourced from a local sawmill provide a sturdy base for a large slab-topped sofa table, put together with loose tenon joinery.
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A New Way to Cut Box Joints
Woodworker’s Journal’s Chris Marshall shows how the INCRA IBox jig made setting up box joint cuts quicker and easier than a scrap jig when building his serving tray cart for the May/June 2013 issue of Woodworker’s Journal.
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Pyrography and Woodturning
Ernie Conover offers his suggestions for purchasing wood burning tools and shows off his techniques for how to make art and lettering by drawing on wood with pyrography pens.
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How to Make Round Tenons on Square Chair Legs
Woodworker’s Journal Editor in Chief Rob Johnstone creates a simple router table jig that makes cutting round tenons on square chair legs easy and repeatable.
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Make a Bar Stool with Loose Tenon Joinery
While this stool might look a bit complicated at first glance, when you break it down to its components, this is a pretty basic bit of woodworking.
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How to Turn a Bowl Using a Four-Jaw Scroll Chuck
A scroll chuck can simplify the process of mounting bowl blanks by eliminating the need for a faceplate. In this video, expert woodturner Ernie Conover demonstrates the process of using a scroll chuck to turn a bowl from start to finish.
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How to Make a Stickley-inspired Bookcase in a Small Shop
With a few benchtop power tools and about 20 board feet of lumber, you can make this handsome Arts & Crafts inspired Bookcase. We’ll show you a brief overview of the construction process in this Small Shops Journal video.
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Bowl Turning (Longworth) Chuck Routing Pattern and CNC Files
Longworth Chucks are quite handy for woodturners – they make cleaning up and sanding the bottom of your bowls very easy.
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Cutting Rabbets with a Piloted Router Bit
Routing a rabbet is usually straightforward. Use a piloted rabbet bit, guiding it along a smooth, straight edge.